Douche-pail.



L. 1. LELI'VRE.

DOUCHE FAIL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-T. IBI?.

Patented Manu, 1918.

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DOUCHE-FAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

Application filed August 7, 1917. Serial No. 184,891.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD J. Lnmnvnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented a new and use ful Douche-Fail; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,'and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved douche pail, and one of the obj ects of the invention is to provide a device of this kind involving improved, efficient and practical features of construction, and one which may be manufactured for a small cost and sold at a reasonable price.

A further object of the invention is to provide a douche pail having its upper open end constructed to more especially conform to the users body, particularly while in a stooping posture.

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a sheet metal pail of this kind having a spout portion, and provided in its wall adjacent the edge of the upper open end of the pail, with an inwardly extending bead, formed by depressing the wall of the pail. This bead extends about the greater portion of the interior surface of the pail and constitutes means to support a substantially horseshoe shaped rim, to support the user, while in such stooping posture.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such horseshoe shaped supporting rim U-shaped in cross section, thereby avoiding all sharp edges or corners, one of the flanges of the U-shape being deeper than the other, so as to engage the bead of the pail, to support the supporting rim.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improved douche pail constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View on line 2--2 of Fig. l, showing a cover on the pail.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on line 4--4 of Fig. 3.

size', the .casev may require.

'or may be any other suitable shape, whereby the upper open end ofthe pail may conform to the shape of the users body while in a stooping posture. Said pail near its upper open end has its `sheet metal wall inwardly depressed for the greater portion about said pail. This depression 4:, consequently forms an inwardly extending bead 5, on the interior surface of the pail. Arranged in the pail and to be supported upon the rib is a supporting rim 6, which may be any suitable shape, preferably horseshoe shaped, or otherwise, in order to conform to the shape of the users body, particularly while in a stooping position. This rim extends inwardly slightly, in order to provide suflicient surface to support the user. The rim 6 is substantially U-shaped in cross section, as shown, and the flange 7 of the U-shape is deeper or greater than the flange 8, and is designed to engage` the bead 5, as shown in Figs. l and 8, where by the iange 8 is disposed inwardly beyond the bead 5 and partially over the interior of the pail, whereby the fluid from the douche or the like may pass into the pail. The inner flange 8 at the ends of the rim 6 merges into curved portions 9, which in turn merge or blend integrally into the iiange 7 as shown at 10. By means of constructing the supporting rim 6 U-shaped and merging the flange 8 into the liange 7 by means of the curved part 9, all sharp edges or corners are avoided, thereby preventing injury to the user. By means of the particular shape of the upper open ends of the pail, and the rim 6 conforming substantially to the shape of the pailmovement of the rim 6 toward the elongate spout or part 3 is prevented. A bail handle 11 is pivoted in any suitable manner at 12, and is provided with a wood handle 13. A suitable cover 14 is provided,

conforming to the shape of the pail. This cover has an over-hangingflange l5, to engage down over the pail as shown vin Fig. 3, and also is provided with a handle 16, to allow the cover to be removed.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is l. In a douche pail, a receptacle body constructed of sheet metal and having the greater portion of its wall near its upper open end depressed inwardly, thereby forming an inwardly extending bead extending aboutthe greater part of the circumference of the inner surface of the pail, a users snpporting rim .to rest upon the bead, said rim.

being constructed of sheet metal U-shaped in cross `section and having one of the flanges of the U greater than the other flange and designed to rest upon the bead, the other flange of the VU at the ends of the rim merging into a curved part, which in turn merges integrally into the deeper flange in cross section and having one of the flanges,

of :the U greater than the other Harige, the other iange of the U at the ends of the rim merging into a curved part, which in turn merges integrally into ythe deeper flange of the U, and means onthefinner surface of the pail to be engaged bythe deeper flange of the ri-shaped rim to support said rini".

ln testimony whereof I have vsigned my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 'A -r LEONARD J, LELEVRE.

Witnesses Tiros. R. HORNER, FRANK I. REID, Sr.

Copies o! this patent may be obtaine` for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ov Patents,

Washington, D. C, Y l 

